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COVID-19 Compilation COVID-19 Compilation November 13, 2020 Iowa At 10 a.m. Thursday, Iowa was reporting that there are 170,358 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 4,337 since the state's tally at 10 a.m. Wednesday. On Sunday, the state surpassed 150,000 cases. The state was reporting 1,928 COVID-19-related deaths at 10 a.m. Thursday, an increase of 30 deaths since 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the state's Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website. The seven-day rolling average of deaths is now 18 deaths per day, the highest it has ever been in Iowa. The total number of people tested is 1,068,268, according to the state. Of the people who have tested positive, 105,357 have recovered. Along with COVID-19 deaths and confirmed cases increasing dramatically, hospitalizations continue to see record numbers. On Wednesday, 1,208 people were hospitalized in Iowa, up from 1,190 the day prior. The state updates its website each evening with that day's hospitalization data. Also, there were 215 patients in the ICU, up from 210 the day prior. There were 101 patients on ventilators, down from 104 the day prior. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 207 patients were admitted, down from 230 the day before. Additionally, the state on Thursday was reporting 15.9% positive since the pandemic started. Iowa's 14-day average was 22.1% positive, according to the state. Of Iowa's 99 counties, 93 had a 14-day positivity rate above 15% on Thursday. Another four counties were reporting between 10% and 15%. Polk County, the state's most populous, was at 19.0%. Two counties -- Clarke and Ringgold -- were was reporting below 10%. Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on mask use, saying that masks benefit the wearer, as well as helping to protect those around them. The previous guidance focused on the ability of masks to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The CDC also stated that increasing the proportion of people who wear masks by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and cut associated economic losses of up to $1 trillion. The Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to allocate initial doses of Eli Lilly and Company’s investigational monoclonal antibody therapeutic, bamlanivimab, which received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration November 9 for the treatment of non-hospitalized patients with mild or moderate confirmed cases of COVID- 19. The federal government announced a purchase of 300,000 doses of bamlanivimab on October 28; a data-driven system will ensure fair and equitable distribution of these new products to state and territorial health departments. President-elect Biden formed a special COVID-19 transition team, which is expected to lay the groundwork for a White House coronavirus team after the inauguration. The group, whose members have not been publicly announced yet, consists of 52 transition officials that cover a wide swath of federal agencies, and is largely separate from the coronavirus task force the President-elect announced on Monday. The team covers three specialties – domestic, national security/foreign policy, and tech strategy delivery – and first met virtually on Tuesday. The domestic group includes Sarah Bianchi, a top economic and domestic policy aide to Biden when he was vice president; the national security/foreign policy group is headed by Rebecca Katz, director of Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Science and Security, and Dylan George; the tech strategy delivery is led by Mina Hsiang of the health care firm Devoted Health and Amy Pitelka, a tech legal and policy specialist. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the Trump Administration will take a step back from negotiations over the next round of federal coronavirus relief legislation, and that Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will become the de facto lead Republican negotiator and replace Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sec. Mnuchin have been engaged in negotiations for months in an effort to reach an agreement, but Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on a path forward. President-elect Biden spoke with Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) about the “urgent need” for Congress to pass a lame duck stimulus bill. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration hosted a virtual Grand Rounds: Facial Coverings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How well do they Flatten the Curve? The presentation provided an overview of the FDA’s research to evaluate the ability of facial coverings to reduce the spread of infection and how the FDA is developing a comprehensive risk-assessment tool to predict the probability of infection with individuals wearing a non-surgical face mask or cloth face covering; given the characteristics of non-surgical face masks, the population, and the pathogen. As of today, 288 tests are authorized by the FDA under EUAs: these include 223 molecular tests, 58 antibody tests, and 7 antigen tests. The CDC has published and updated a significant number of COVID-19 materials and resources on their dashboard. To point to just a few: o Celebrating Thanksgiving o The Impact of COVID-19 During Pregnancy o Risk Assessment and Management of COVID-19 Among Travelers at U.S. Airports o Frequently Asked Questions Several members and associates of the Trump Administration have recently tested positive for COVID-19. These include White House Director of Political Affairs Brian Jack, former White House aide Healy Baumgardner, Trump campaign advisers David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski, and three other unnamed White House officials. These are in addition to the earlier week’s announcement that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and HUD Secretary Ben Carson have tested positive. Additionally, Rep. Don Young (R-AK), the oldest member of the House of Representatives at 87, announced on Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19. The FDA will host a virtual Town Hall for SARS-CoV-2 test developers. The purpose of this Town Hall is to help answer technical questions about the development and validation of tests for SARS-CoV-2. The Town Halls will take place: o Nov. 18, 12:15 PM o Dec. 2, 12:15 PM o Dec. 9, 12:15 PM o Dec. 16, 12:15 PM White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and HUD Sec. Ben Carson have both tested positive for COVID-19. Updates from the States Out of the cases under investigation detected by U.S. surveillance, there are 10,314,254 total cases and 241,069 deaths. The CDC data closes out the day before reporting. Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are up 41 percent, hospitalizations are up 20 percent and deaths are up 23 percent, according to the COVID Tracking Project. The U.S. reported over 143,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, breaking yet another single-day record for new cases. California reported its millionth coronavirus case on Thursday, joining Texas as one of only two states that have reported one million active cases. On Wednesday, 65,368 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to The Washington Post, a figure that has doubled in a little over a month. Hospitalizations are straining health-care systems across the country. Hospitals in Utah are at 87.5 percent capacity. Hospitals across Wisconsin are canceling elective surgeries and making difficult choices as they cope with an influx of patients. The Mayo Clinic Health System said Wednesday that its hospitals in northwest Wisconsin are at full capacity. Aurora Health Care, which operated drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing sites across Wisconsin, announced it was temporarily shutting down all its community testing sites so that the dwindling number of available staffers can focus on “providing patient care at the bedside.” In Illinois, the rate of new COVID-19 infections is so high that a group of doctors sent an urgent letter to the governor. “We’re having to almost decide who gets treatment and who doesn’t,” said one of its leaders. Schools across the country are grappling with the severe increase in COVID-19 cases. Detroit’s public school system announced on Thursday that it would shift to online, remote learning until January. In Iowa, where cases have nearly tripled over the last two weeks, multiple districts — including Des Moines, West Des Moines and Iowa City — received waivers from the state this week to switch to remote learning. School districts in several cities have put reopening plans on hold, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Boston, Anchorage, and Minneapolis. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that she will impose a 10-person limit on parties, weddings, and other social events beginning next week. A stay-at-home order in El Paso County, Texas, that has faced legal challenges has been extended through Dec. 1. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Wednesday that the state will be sending more personal protective equipment, increasing bed capacity at an alternative care facility, and adding more military personnel as needed in the county. To address a shortage in medical staff across the state, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced that medical workers who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic should continue working. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced new COVID-19 mitigation measures. Private indoor and outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people, and gyms, restaurants, and bars must close at 10 PM, though restaurants can provide curbside food pick- up or delivery past 10 PM. The rules take effect Friday night. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) issued a statewide mask mandate and new restrictions on social gatherings, requiring wedding and celebration attendees to remain seated and masked unless actively eating or drinking.
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